Method for feeding a web of printing material in a manufacturing system for producing packages

A method for feeding a web of printing material in a manufacturing system for the production of packages, including paper or board packages and folding boxes, the method comprising the following steps:

• feeding the web of printing material from a web-fed printing press to a flat-bed machine for at least one of die-cutting or embossing while the web-fed printing press is in operation;
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• using an inserting device for:
• a) winding the web of printing material onto an auxiliary wind-up device;
• b) moving a web-guiding element having a roller in a compensatory manner to achieve a temporary standstill of the web of printing material by converting a continuous movement of the web of printing material into an iterative movement by changing a speed of the web of printing material through changes of position of the roller;
• c) clamping the web of printing material while being cut by using a clamping unit;
• d) cross-cutting the web of printing material creating a cross cut edge by using a cutting unit adjacent the clamping unit;
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• e) inserting the web of printing material, cross cut edge first, into the flat-bed machine for at least one of die-cutting or embossing.